Robert Bass

Astrocytic ablation of truncated TrkB receptors reduces amyloid plaques and prevents synaptic loss in 5xFAD mice

This study shows that reducing TrkB.T in astrocytes reduces amyloid plaques and prevents synaptic loss in 5xFAD mice by enhancing BDNF-TrkB.FL signaling.

Genetic dissection of BDNF and TrkB expression in glial cells

The paper uses genetic methods to investigate BDNF and TrkB expression in glial cells, finding no BDNF or TrkB in microglia and limited expression in astrocytes and oligodendrocytes.

Equilin does not affect thyroid hormone signaling in the developing Xenopus laevis tadpole brain

This study investigates whether equilin affects thyroid hormone signaling in Xenopus laevis tadpole brains and finds it does not act as a thyroid hormone agonist but instead resembles estradiol in its effects.